Kate Middleton's Quiet Gesture for a Children's Charity This Holiday Season Has Been Revealed

Mar. 15, 2025

Kate Middleton at Horse Guards Parade in London for the ceremonial welcome for the state visit from Qatar on Dec. 3, 2024.Photo:James Veysey/Shutterstock

James Veysey/Shutterstock

On Nov. 29, the TAG Youth Club revealed that Princess Kate, 42, is sending them a Christmas tree, which the young people involved with the organization will have the chance to decorate.

“We are pleased to share that we will be receiving a Christmas Tree from HRH The Princess of Wales,” TAG Youth Club wrote onXwith a Christmas tree emoji. “We will be taking delivery of the tree in a few days and young people will have the opportunity to help decorate the tree.”

The message came with a photo of Princess Kate decorating a Christmas tree that Kensington Palacereleased in 2023to promote herTogether at Christmascarol concert that year.

TAG Youth Club for Disabled Young People provides programming for young people ages 8 to 25. It offers personal, social and educational opportunities for youth who “live, learn or earn” in Richmond Upon Thames, Southwest London and Surrey, itswebsitesays, and will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2025.

The Princess of Wales has dedicated much of her philanthropic platform to children, young people and raising the next generation, andHello!speculated that the Christmas tree could come from Princess Kate’s upcomingTogether at Christmascarol service on Dec. 6.

According to the outlet, it’s understood that trees from Windsor (where Princess Kate,Prince Williamand their kids live!) used to festoon Westminster Abbey for the carol concert are donated to charities across London after.

Prince William, Prince George, Kate Middleton, Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte exit the Together at Christmas concert at Westminster Abbey on Dec. 8, 2023.Chris Jackson/Getty Images

Chris Jackson/Getty Images

Kensington Palace said that 1,600 people have been invited to the festive event, and the Prince and Princess of Wales' office gave a new peek at the invitations being fired off the press on Dec. 2, topped with her royal cypher, “C.”

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The service itself celebrates the best of what’s being done at the community level across the U.K., and each edition so far has had a different theme. This year, Princess Kate’s office said she wanted to recognize those who support others in need  — individuals who have “above all else, shown that love is the greatest gift we can receive.”

The themes of love and empathy are especially meaningful after the Princess of Wales' challenging year. The royal was outside of the spotlight for most of 2024 after announcing in March that she was undergoingtreatment for cancerand sharing in September that shecompleted chemotherapy.

source: people.com